About the Film Aliens in the Attic springs from the story by Mark Burton, who wanted to capture what he loves most about films for the entire family – high adventure, unexpected thrills, inventiveness and likable characters, both young and old. Burton, who also cowrote the screenplay, was at home with his wife and family…
Category: Full Production Notes
All About Steve Production Notes (2009)
About the Film There definitely was something about Mary (Horowitz) that garnered Sandra Bullock’s attention when she first read Kim Barker’s screenplay for ALL ABOUT STEVE. At the center of the comedy was the peculiar crossword constructor who seeded the story with heart and a raucous bite. As both an actor and producer, Bullock is…
Amelia Movie Production Notes (2009)
“Amelia is a love story and an action-adventure for the whole family, about a young woman who broke the boundaries and gave a lot to many different people,” says Nair. “I wanted the film to be a living, pulsating portrait of this woman who dared to dream of things that no one had ever done…
Angels and Demons Production Notes (2009)
About the Story Under the watchful eyes of Father Silvano Bentivoglio (Carmen Argenziano) and Dr. Vittoria Vetra (Ayelet Zurer), the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) initiates the Large Hadron Collider and creates three vials of antimatter particles larger than any that have ever been produced before. Almost immediately, Father Silvano is killed and one…
The Answer Man Production Notes (2009)
Director’s Statement Since I was ten I have wanted to make movies. My hope was to one day write something good enough that I could force people to let me direct it. Having been on many meetings as a writer I could tell that most of the things that studios were looking for were not…
Antichrist Movie Production Notes (2009)
About the Story Prologue: With background music “Lascia ch’io pianga” from Handel’s Rinaldo (1711). A couple’s young son, Nick, falls from a window to his death on the snowy ground below while his parents (who remain unnamed throughout the film) passionately make love. Chapter One: Grief: During Nick’s funeral, the wife collapses. The other mourners…